Glacies alpinata

Glacies alpinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Glacies
Species: G. alpinata
Binomial name
Glacies alpinata
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) alpinata Scopoli, 1763

Glacies alpinata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Alps, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. It is found on altitudes of up to 3,000 meters.

Larva

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September and are day active.

The larva feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants.


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